Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
(32) Kevin Ces/Yannick Salvetti, France
 
Kevin Cès
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Savigny-sur-Orge
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 140
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Manama 2008)
Career Winnings: US$172,437.50
Yannick Salvetti
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 4, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Marseille
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 133
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Doha 2014)
Career Winnings: US$109,725.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB2500000000248272 US$18,125.00
FIVB C&S200100001000000 US$2,200.00
Overall2700100001248272 US$20,325.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Greg Brachard - 57th Did not play
1998 Philippe Maz - 57th Did not play
1999 Sebastien Baumgartner - 57th Did not play
2000 Sebastien Huchard - 57th Did not play
2001 Sebastien Baumgartner - 57th Eric Meucci - 57th
2002 Yannick Salvetti - 37th Kevin Ces - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open Q28 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q35 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q27 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q27 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q26 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 48 37th 24 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool A Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (16, Q3) Lost 9-21, 12-21 0:30
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool A Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (17) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:42
Fri, 7/18/2003 Pool A Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (1) Lost 12-21, 20-22 0:38
Head to Head Results
Ces/Salvetti trail the series against the field 1-9 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Araujo/Insfran 1 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-12, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-9, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 17 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 17 Ces/Salvetti 32 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Holden/Leinemann 25 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 24 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool A Brenha/Maia 24 Ces/Salvetti 48 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against Hager/Kroger, Germany 0-1
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Hager/Kroger 27, Q5 Ces/Salvetti Q28 21-17, 21-16 0:51
Trail the series against # Q5 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Karasev/Zaitsev 25, Q3 Ces/Salvetti Q35 21-17, 21-7 0:35
Trail the series against # Q23 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 0-1
7/3/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q32 Ces/Salvetti Q33 21-11, 17-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # Q25 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ces/Salvetti Q35 Gosch/Strauss Q30 21-12, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # Q29 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 0-1
6/18/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra 32, Q38 Ces/Salvetti Q27 21-13, 21-13 0:38